Chivas USA kicked off their work week Monday morning at the StubHub Center’s Field 6. The Red-and-White will have their second consecutive weekend off from league play before returning to action on Oct. 23 at Real Salt Lake. The session began at 9:30 a.m. PT and was split into two groups midway through, as the Reserves were programmed to travel today to face the San Jose Earthquakes in their final match in Reserve League competition on Tuesday beginning at 11 a.m. at the Quakes’ Nutrilite practice facility.

Training initiated with a team jog around the pitch before completing a series of stretches in pairs. The entire group then rotated between three separate grids of torito for variation of competition. Afterwards the squad that was set to travel to Northern California worked on ball distribution utilizing nearly the full length of the pitch and under the instructions of Head Coach Jose Luis Real and his staff.

Meanwhile, the rest of the team worked on agility drills off to the side with Strength and Conditioning Coach Armando Camacho. The group first incorporated ball work at short distance by tapping the pass back to his teammate while being tethered by a third teammate for added resistance. The players continued their resistance training by completing sled races at distances of about 25 yards.

Practice then concluded with the designated reserve players working on corner kicks and additional tactical work before exiting the pitch for final preparations for their flight. The Goats will be looking to get back in the win column and add to their 4-6-1 record. San Jose will look to move up from their fourth-place spot in the West Division and 4-4-1 record.

The Rojiblancos will be without two key players heading into the match, as midfielder Jose Manuel Rivera and center back Steven Purdy are both recovering from recent surgeries. Rivera, who is among the Reserve side’s goal leaders, had surgery on a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot on Oct. 4. Purdy is recovering from multiple facial fractures he suffered in the regular-season meeting between Chivas and the Quakes on Sept. 29, which the defender sustained in a collision with forward Steven Lenhart.